Box or container



Feb 3, 1939. c. F M ALEER BOX OR CONTAINER Filed July 11; 1938 INVENTOR. (War/z; 77? M-W/eei Patented Feb. 14, 1939 I I 2,145,832

UNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BOX R CGNTR- Charles F. McAleer, Kalamazoo, Mich., assignor to Sutherland Paper Company, Kalamazoo, Micln, a. corporation of Michigan Application July 11, 1938, Serial No. 218,600

2 Claims. (Cl. 22936) This invention relates to improvements in In setting up the box from a blank formed as boxes or containers. shown in Fig. 1, the sides 2 and 3 are turned The main objects of this invention are to proupwardly to a position at right-angles to the botvide an improved box or container for packaging tom, the inner end wall extensions 5 being swung 5 merchandise which is very strong and secure to position and interlocked as the side walls are 5 when set up even when made of comparatively brought to their final upright position. This light material, the parts being retained in asprovides a complete box. When it is desired to sembled or set-up position without the aid of close the box, the cover is swung to closed posiadhesives. tion and the side wall flap 9 brought to lapping 10 A further object is to provide a container or position along the fold of the box as shown in 10 box having these advantages which may be made Figs. 1 and 3 and the end wall tucking flaps III in a wide range of sizes such for example as suit disposed against the outer sides of the inner end boxes and it is also desirable for use in the packwalls formed by the end wall flaps 5. The outer aging of food products. end walls are then swung to erected position, the

Objects relating to details and economies of tucking flap 1 being inserted between the cover 5 the invention will appear from the description and the upper edges of the inner end walls to follow. The invention is defined and pointed formed by the extensions 5 and also between the out in the claims. cover and the upper edges of the extensions l0,

A preferred embodiment of the invention is and when the ends are pressed up to closed posiillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in tion, they are very securely retained by their 20 which: tucking flaps.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a box or con- The completed box is attractive in appearance, 1 tainer embodying my invention set up and with is quite strong and rigid-that is, strong and rigid the cover closed. in proportion to the weight of material em- Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal ployed, and further, there are no gapping open- 25 section on line 2--2 of Fig. 1. ings between the various parts.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse My invention is well adapted for use in boxes section on line 3--3 of Fig. 1. or containers of varying sizes and for varying Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank from which purposes; I have illustrated and described one the box is formed. practical embodiment. It will be understood that 30 Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating steps I have used the terms side and ends as relative in setting up the box. terms for convenience in description but that As illustrated in the accompanying embodithe box may be perfectly rectangular if so dement of my invention, my improved box or consired. tainer is preferably formed of an integralblank Having thus described my invention, what I 5 shown in the flat in Fig. 4. This comprises a claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patbottom I, side walls 2 and 3, and end walls 4. The ent, is: side walls 3 are provided with inner end wall ex- 1. A box or container formed of an integral tensions 5 extending from the ends of the side blank and comprising a bottom, side and outer walls and provided with interlocking notches 6 end walls, the side and outer end walls extend- 40 disposed so that when these inner side wall exing from the edges of the bottom, the side walls tensions are folded or w n to erected position, being provided with inner end wall extensions the notchesmay be engaged or interlocked therefoldable within the outer end walls and provided by securing the side walls in their erected paralwith interlocking notches, the outer end walls belel position. ing provided with tucking flap extensions, and 45 The outer end walls 4 are provided with tucka cover extending from the outer edge of one ing flap extensions 1 at their outer ends. of the side walls, the cover being provided with The side wall 3 is provided with a cover 8 exa side wall cover extension, the cover side wall tendi g r the Outer edge of the Side Wall- The extension having end tucking flap extensions at coverv is provided with a side wall extension 9 its ends, t end n tucking flaps being i t. 50 at its outer end, the side wall extension being 1 between the upper edges of the inner end Provided With end tucking p 59 at its endswalls and the cover, and the cover end tucking e b ank is preferably scored as indicated by flaps lying between the said outer end walls and the dotted lines I! between the various parts the said inner end walls. enumerated to facilitate folding. 2. A box or container comprising a bottom, 56

tension having end tucking flap extensions at its ends, the end wall tucking flaps being insertable between the upper edges of the inner end walls and the cover, and the cover end tucking flaps lying between the said outer end walls and the 5 said inner end walls.

CHARLES F. MOALEER. 

